The Role
Lead the geoscience strategy for exploration and production, managing a technical team to ensure successful project execution and risk assessment in the oil and gas sector.
Summary Generated by Built In
Infinity Natural Resources (NYSE: INR), is an oil and gas exploration and production company deeply rooted in the Appalachian Basin. Headquartered in Morgantown, WV, we are committed to responsible energy development, operational excellence, and strong environmental stewardship across our growing operations in Ohio and Pennsylvania. We pride ourselves on a collaborative work environment, a team dedicated to innovation and safety, and our strong connection to the Appalachian Basin, the region we proudly call home and operate within.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a Director of Geoscience to lead our subsurface technical strategy and execution. This pivotal role involves directing all aspects of exploration, prospect generation, and reservoir characterization, ensuring rigorous risk assessment and accurate hydrocarbon volume calculations (volumetrics). You will lead, mentor, and manage our geoscience team, providing critical technical oversight for all well planning and drilling campaigns. Success in this position requires a blend of deep technical expertise, strong interdisciplinary collaboration, and the ability to drive strategic growth for our asset portfolio.
Location
This is a hybrid position based out of our Morgantown, West Virginia, office. You’ll be expected to work in the office three days a week.
What You Will Be Doing
Your Background:
Physical Requirements
Infinity Natural Resources is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected].
The Opportunity
We are seeking a Director of Geoscience to lead our subsurface technical strategy and execution. This pivotal role involves directing all aspects of exploration, prospect generation, and reservoir characterization, ensuring rigorous risk assessment and accurate hydrocarbon volume calculations (volumetrics). You will lead, mentor, and manage our geoscience team, providing critical technical oversight for all well planning and drilling campaigns. Success in this position requires a blend of deep technical expertise, strong interdisciplinary collaboration, and the ability to drive strategic growth for our asset portfolio.
Location
This is a hybrid position based out of our Morgantown, West Virginia, office. You’ll be expected to work in the office three days a week.
What You Will Be Doing
- Develop and execute the overall geoscience strategy, ensuring alignment with corporate exploration, development, and A&D (Acquisition & Divestiture) goals.
- Lead, mentor, and manage the integrated team of geologists, geophysicists, and petrophysicists.
- Direct the identification, risk assessment, and technical maturation of new exploration prospects and plays.
- Oversee the construction and maintenance of high-quality static geological models for reservoir evaluation and development planning.
- Ensure the proper acquisition, processing, interpretation, and integration of all subsurface data (e.g., seismic data, well logs, core, and production history).
- Calculate detailed hydrocarbon in-place volumes (volumetrics) and provide thorough, probabilistic geological risk assessments for drilling decisions and reserve reporting.
- Provide critical geoscience input for well proposals, including target identification, casing points, and hazard mitigation, often with well-site supervision input.
- Act as the primary technical interface with Reservoir Engineering, Drilling, and Business Development to ensure integrated project execution.
- Control the departmental budget, managing expenditures for software, services, and personnel.
- Present technical findings, defend work programs to Joint Venture (JV) partners, and conduct due diligence for A&D opportunities.
Your Background:
- Advanced degree in Geology, Geophysics, or a closely related Geoscience field.
- Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in the upstream Oil & Gas Exploration and Production (E&P) industry, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership/management role.
- Proven, hands-on expertise across the full E&P lifecycle, including regional basin analysis, exploration prospect generation, field appraisal, and development.
- Extensive experience in static reservoir modeling, integrating seismic interpretation, well log analysis, core data, and biostratigraphy.
- Expert capability in determining probabilistic hydrocarbon volumes and conducting detailed geological risk assessments.
- Demonstrable experience working in diverse geological settings.
- Expert proficiency with industry-standard geoscience software suites (e.g., Petrel, GeoX, Landmark/OpenWorks, or similar modeling and interpretation platforms).
- High level of competence in 2D and 3D seismic interpretation, including time-to-depth conversion, attribute analysis, and basic knowledge of processing workflows.
- Deep understanding of wireline log interpretation, log correlation, and integration of core and drilling data.
- Demonstrated ability to build, mentor, and lead high-performing technical teams and foster a culture of technical excellence and collaboration.
- Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical executive management and Joint Venture partners.
Physical Requirements
- Must be able to see, hear, talk and perform tasks requiring manual dexterity and visual acuity; kneel, sit, stand, walk, crouch, stoop, reach, pull, push and other similar, repetitive tasks requiring physical activity.
- Able to operate standard office/computer equipment.
- Must be able to perform physical work – exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
- Ability to work in outdoor environments, including harsh weather and rugged terrain.
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
Infinity Natural Resources is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected].
Top Skills
Geox
Landmark/Openworks
Petrel
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The Company
What We Do
Founded in 2017, Infinity Natural Resources is a growth oriented, independent energy company focused on the acquisition, development, and production of hydrocarbons in the Appalachian Basin. Our operations are focused on the volatile oil window of the Utica Shale in eastern Ohio as well as our stacked dry gas assets in both the Marcellus and Utica Shales in southwestern Pennsylvania. With deep roots in the Appalachian region, Infinity Natural Resources is guided by the highest operational standards, safety-first culture, and core values. Combining our leadership team’s extensive operational experience and the resources of our financial partners, we created a unique, value-focused operating model.
Infinity holds the safety of its people and protection of the environment to the highest standard because the people are our neighbors and we are proud to call the area home.
